Judith McCormick

As CEO and MD of BoardFocus, a highly respected board advisory, Judith supports leading companies, NFPs and startups translate what is required to set the right 'tone at the top' and enhance value contribution from the board and senior management. Judith draws upon a unique set of skills and 35 years’ experience as a corporate executive, academic, and chief consultant and partner with global consulting firms, specialising in governance, strategy, leadership and culture.

In these roles Judith has worked in, and consulted to national and multinational corporations across most industry sectors as well as government bodies and social enterprises, throughout Asia and Australia. Judith is a published academic and awarded university lecturer, visiting fellow with UNSW Business School, a faculty member and faculty advisor with the Australian Institute of Company Directors, as well as a successful business founder, owner and angel investor.

At the Board level, Judith has held a number of Board positions in Australia and overseas including as Director, Governor and Chair. She is currently on the Advisory Board of Western Sydney University Business School, and prior to that Incept Labs, Lineaire and a CEO Institute Syndicate Chair.

Judith has a PhD and MBA (UNSW & USyd); Grad Dip Sci (ANU); BA (Soc Sci), studied Indonesian & Malay (SOAS, London U), Sasakawa Leadership Scholar, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and Visiting Fellow & Alumni Leader, University of NSW Business School (UNSW).

Her specialist areas are:

• strategic corporate governance
• organizational culture
• board effectiveness
• MVG: Minimal Viable Governance